Toy balloon.



F. F BRUCKEH.

my BALLOON.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. H, 1914.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.-

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FERDINAND ill. BRUCKER, OF AKRON, ()HIO, ASSIGN 'JB 1'0 MILLER RUBBER,COMPANY, OF AKRDN, QHIO, A GORlEOItAlllQll 01F UHIO.

TOY BALLQOIGL Specification of letters l'ratcnt. Preteen-laced App, 2'2,155%}15.

Application filed se r-malaria", 191i. lieriel No. seaasi.

To all whom it may concern Y Be it known that I, FERDINAND F. Becomes, acitizen-of the United States, residing at Akron, in. the county ofSummit and State of Ohio, have invented certain" new and usefulimprovements in Toy Balicons. of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to toy balicons and pertains morespecifically to that type of balloons Which is inflated by blow ing airthrough a mouth-piece and can he deflated at will by allowing the air toescape from the same.

The principal object of the invention con sists in applying to a balloonof this type an improved form of valve mechanism 'l'or maintaining theair within the balloon when the latter is in its inflated condition andalso for controllin the escape of the air as the balloon is demoted.

A. further object consists in providing a detachable thimhle shaped cupor shell adapted to be inserted and retained in the. mouth piece of theballoon and having at its inner end a small check valve.

With these and other objects in View, the

invention consists in the construction and combination of parts morefully described in the following specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1. is a central sectional view through theballoon in its inflated condition. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of theballoon deflated. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the valvemechanism detached and, Fig. 4i is an enlarged longitudinal section of amodified. form-of the valve mechanism. 5 is an enlarged plan viewof thevalve illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3.

Referring to the drawings, the balloon comprises a hollow body B of thinrubber F of pure quality and extreme elasticity, which will permit ofits being inflated. and being expanded to many times its normal size. T-e balloon B in its normal deflated condition is preferably oielliptical form and is provided with 'a tubular neck or mouthpiece Cextending from one end and in substantial alinemcnt with its longer axisas shown in Fig. 2. The valve mechanism which is adapted to be insertedin the neck piece C comprises a cup shaped member 1 open at its outerend and. having a small valve port 2 at its inner end adapted to heclosed by a small check valve 3. The outer end of the neck piece C ofthe balloon is provided with a reinforcing ring a. The

malls of thecup shaped member 1 taper inwarrlly toward the inner end ofthe neck C. Referring now more particularly to Figs.

land 3 in this form of the invention, the.

valve mechanism is formed of a single piece of rubber comprising thecup-shaped 1nember'l and. the check valve 3 which is vertually a smallflap valve adapted to close the port 2. Zlhe cup-shapecl member 1 isinsortedv in the mouth piece of the balloon and cemented therein.'lhecop member 1 can he formed of .uloid or papicr-xnache or any othermaterial suliiciently light and yet of proper stillness to holdthe mouthpiece G of the balloon open. l n this form of the invention, the innervalve port .2 of the cop shaped shell is provided. with a small rolehertack valve l loosely held Within the valve port. When the cup member isformed of time material it is not necessary to cement the same in themouth piece' of the-balloon for it can he easily inserted and will beretained there, the outer ring 0 tending to hold it against outwardmovement and the conical wedgeshaped formation. of its Walls tending. tohold it against imvarrl move-- ment.

ln hoth towns or? the invention the valve after -the balloon has once m.inflated is held closed loy the pressure oi the air With-- in and inorder to dolletc the balloon it is only necessary to squeeze the neck anear its inner end so as to slightly dislodge either the valve or as thecase may be. This form of valve mechanism tends to keep the Walls of themouth piece 6 always in a distended condition.

It anything should lia 'ipen to the valve the shell (souls. easily beremoved in its eutirety and replaced by a new one.

What I claim is:

1. A, toy balloon having a tubular neck or mouth-piece integraltherewith. a conical cup-shaped inemoer adapted to be inserted Ill mouthiec, a q lz gmhapedi member having In testimbny whereof I aifix mysignamwa r' yin ermg walls, smd member betux-e 1n presence of twowitnesses.

" ing' "mgertibe in said neck 'piece a self 1 closingvalve at the innerclosed @1121 of said FERDINAND BRUOKER' 5 member and alteinfqrcing ringsurrounding Witnesses: thfe cute end of sa1d neck or mouth-please,RUssELL D. BELDEN, sdbstantmll-y as descmbed. O. A. Wow,

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